Legal Opinion
Peterson v. Grisham
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 1, 2010No. 08-7100PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
In 1988, Ronald Williamson and Dennis Fritz were wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of Debra Sue Carter. Both men were later exonerated after spending over a decade in jail. Their painful story caught the attention of renowned legal-fiction author John Grisham, who wrote a book about Williamson appropriately titled The Innocent Man. Fritz also wrote a book, Journey Toward Justice, detailing the horror of his years of unjust confinement.
Each of the plaintiffs in this case — Oklahoma District Attorney William Peterson; former Shawnee police officer Gary Rogers; and…
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